Ceiling washer



Dec. 7, 1937. c, GRUESCHQW 2,101,216

CEILING WASHER Inventor Afiornew Patented Dec. 7, 1937 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CEILING WASHER Adolph C. Grueschow, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application November 3, 1936, Serial No. 109,011

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in washingapparatus and more particularly to an apparatus for Washing Walls.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an apparatuswherein a portable wall washer is Constructed in such a manner as topermit manual handling in an easy and convenient manner.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a wall washingapparatus and more particularly an apparatus which can be readily usedfor cleaning ceilings.

These and various other important objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent to the reader of the followingspecification.

In the drawings:-

, Figure 1 represents aside elevational view of the apparatus.

Figure 2 represents a vertical sectional view through the washerassembly with a portion thereof in elevation.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that numeral 5 generally refers to the washer assembly,while numeral 6 generally refers to the handle assembly.

The washer 5, as is clearly shown in Figure 2, consists of the handle 6,one end of which extends into the shank l of the bifurcated body 8 thefurcationsll of which are sufficiently spaced apart to receive thecircular housing Hl. These furcations also receive the shaft-likeextensions Hl2 of the housing In through which is journaled the hollowshaft I'Za, carrying the brush 13 at its upper end. A flexible(preferably rubber) water collecting cup I4 is secured to the upper endof the sleeve l2 so that its edge portion is substantially flush withthe outer ends of the bristles of the brush i3.

Extending longitudinally through the hollow shaft I3 is the water supplytube l5 which ex tends from the water conduit 16 and has a petcock I! atthe lower end thereof. The upper end of this tube l5 terminates abovethe back of the brush 13 so that water can be supplied to the bristlesof the brush.

Carried by the shaft |2a is the impeller 18 which is actuated along withthe shaft 1211 by a jet of water from the conduit 16. It can be seen inFigure 1 as well as in Figure 3, that the upper end of the conduit 16connects to the tangentially disposed spout l9 so that water from theconduit l6 enters the housing In and forces rotation of the impeller I8.An outlet hose 20 is provided for the housing l0 and this unites withthe drain hose 21 from the top 14. These hose sections 28-2l connect tothe main drain line 22 which is preferably flexible and at its lower endattached to the top of the receptacle 2? which is situated upon thetruck 24.

Also on the truck 24 is the electric motor 25 which drives the pump 26by a belt 21 or other suitable means. The lower end of the conduit I6 isattached to the outlet of the pump 26 while a conduit section 28 isprovided between the receptacle 23 and the inlet of the pump 26.

As both the conduit 16 and the drain 22 are of flexible construction,the workman can lift the machine which is preferably constructed ofaluminum and other light materials to any desired height for washingwalls and preferably ceilings without any inconvenience.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materialsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

What is claimed is:-

A washer of the character described comprising a yoke, a handleextending from the yoke, said yoke having substantially parallelextending portions, said extending portions having openings therein, ahousing interposed between said extending portions, oppositelyprojecting tubular members on the housing extending through saidopenings, a resilient cup-like memher on the outer end of one of thetubular members, a drain pipe extending from the housing and through anopening in one of the extending portions to prevent rotation of thehousing, a hollow shaft extending through the housing and having itsends journaled in said tubular.mem bers. a brush secured to the end ofthe tubular shaft adjacent the cup-like member and in which the brush islocated, a fluid driven impeller in the housing secured to the tubularshaft, a fluid inlet for said housing adapted to discharge fluid againstsaid impeller to rotate the same, a fluid conduit extending to saidinlet, and a branch pipe extending from the conduit and through thetubular shaft to terminate in the cup-like member.

ADOLPH C. GRUESCHOW.

